Weekend Stories<p>The rediscovered <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christian</span></a> baptistery in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cologne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cologne</span></a> (6th c.) offers a rare glimpse into the architectural and liturgical practices of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EarlyChristianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarlyChristianity</span></a> northern Europe. The baptismal basin at its heart is one of the oldest Christian <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/relics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>relics</span></a> north of the Alps. I was lucky to visit the site during the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DayOfTheOpenMonument" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DayOfTheOpenMonument</span></a> in 2024. Here are some impressions and a brief overview of the history of the baptistery:</p><p>🌍 <a href="https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2024-11-10-cologne_baptistery/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_</span><span class="invisible">stories/told/2024-11-10-cologne_baptistery/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenMonument" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenMonument</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>histodons</span></a></p>